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, an American

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

band, consists of five

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s, four

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

s, two

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s, seven extended plays, eleven

singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...

, and ten

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s. The group was founded in 1999 by vocalist

Beth Ditto Mary Beth Patterson (born February 19, 1981), known by her stage name Beth Ditto, is an American singer and songwriter most notable for her work with the indie rock band Gossip. Her voice has been compared to Etta James, Janis Joplin and Tin ...

, guitarist Brace Paine and drummer Kathy Mendonca while attending

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. The following year they released a self-titled EP on the independent record label

K Records K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington founded in 1982. Artists on the label included early releases by Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. The record label has been called "key to the development of independent mu ...

.Gossip
released their debut studio album, ''

That's Not What I Heard ''That's Not What I Heard'' is the debut studio album by the American garage rock band Gossip (under their old name ''The'' Gossip), it was released on January 23, 2001. Track listing # "Swing Low" – 1:18 # "Got All This Waiting" – 1:47 # ...

'', in January 2001. Their second EP, ''Arkansas Heat'', was issued the next year. ''

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'', the band's second studio album, and a live album titled ''

Undead in NYC ''Undead in NYC'' is a live album by American indie rock band Gossip (under their old name ''The'' Gossip), it was released on September 9, 2003. Track listing # "All This Waiting" – 2:08 # "Non Non Non" – 3:20 # "Don't (Make Waves)" – 2: ...

'' followed in 2003. In November 2003, Mendonca left the group. She was replaced by

Hannah Blilie Hannah Blilie is the drummer of the American R&B band Chanti Darling and formerly Gossip and Shoplifting. She has also performed with Sarah Dougher, Chromatics, Stiletto, Mr Yuk, The Lumpies, Vade, The Vogue, and Soiled Doves. Her twin broth ...

on the Gossip's third studio album '' Standing in the Way of Control'', released in January 2006. The album reached number 22 in the

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and was

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gold by the

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. Three singles, " Standing in the Way of Control", " Listen Up!" and "

Jealous Girls "Jealous Girls" is a single by the band Gossip. It is the third single from their album '' Standing in the Way of Control'' and was released on August 20, 2007. The cover was designed by David Lane. Different covers were designed for different fo ...

", were released from the album: "Standing in the Way of Control" peaked at number seven in the UK and number 25 in

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. Gossip worked extensively with producer

Rick Rubin Frederick Jay Rubin (; born March 10, 1963) is an American record producer. He is the co-founder (alongside Russell Simmons) of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. Rubin helped popula ...

in recording their fourth studio album, '' Music for Men'', which was released in October 2009. The album peaked at number 164 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and reached the top ten in Austria, France and Germany. Four singles were released from the album: "

Heavy Cross "Heavy Cross" is a song by American band Gossip. It was released on April 28, 2009, as the first single from the band's fourth album '' Music for Men''. The song was the first international hit for Gossip, reaching the top ten across Europe, with ...

", " Love Long Distance", "Pop Goes the World" and " Men in Love", with "Heavy Cross" charting at number two in Germany and Switzerland. Their fifth studio album, ''

A Joyful Noise ''A Joyful Noise'' is a musical with a book by Edward Padula and music and lyrics by Oscar Brand and Paul Nassau. The 1966 Broadway production was a flop but introduced choreographer Michael Bennett in his Broadway debut. Based on Mississipp ...

'', was released in May 2012 and featured collaborations with British production team

Xenomania Xenomania is an English songwriting and production team founded by Brian Higgins and based in Kent, England. Formed by Higgins with his Creative Director Miranda Cooper and Business Director Sarah Stennett of First Access Entertainment, Xenoman ...

and French DJ

Fred Falke Frédérick Falke () (born 7 January 1973), known professionally as Fred Falke, is a French house and dance music producer and DJ. Biography Falke started out as a bass player before moving to production work. His first record, a collaboratio ...

. The album peaked at number one in Switzerland and number two in Germany – it was certified gold by the Swiss branch of the

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and the

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in Germany. The album produced three singles: " Perfect World", "

Move in the Right Direction "Move in the Right Direction" is a song by American indie rock band Gossip, released as the second single from their fifth studio album, ''A Joyful Noise'' (2012). The song found some success in Europe, reaching number two in Poland and number thr ...

" and "Get a Job", with "Move in the Right Direction" reaching number three in Austria and number 11 in Germany.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Remix albums

Extended plays

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Promotional singles

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Silver Monk Time ''Silver Monk Time'' is a tribute album inspired by the German-American beat band the Monks. It also serves as the soundtrack to '' Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback'', a 2006 documentary film about the band. The record was produced and compiled by ...

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Other appearances

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Careless Whisper "Careless Whisper" is a song written by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. Released on the 1984 Wham! album ''Make It Big'', the single release was credited either to ''Wham! featuring George Michael'' (in North America and several other count ...

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Music videos

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Lance Bangs Lance Bangs (born September 4, 1972) is an American filmmaker and music video director. He has created videos for Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Neutral Milk Hotel, Green Day, Arcade Fire, The Shins, The Thermals, Belle & Sebastian, Menomena, Yeah Ye ...

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Philip Andelman Philip Andelman is an American music video director and photographer. Andelman has directed music videos for many notable artists, see below. He has received nominations for his works from the MVPA, VMAs, and CMT awards including MVPA Director ...

, - !scope="row", "Men in Love" , Cody Critcheloe and Justin Kelly , - !scope="row", "Perfect World" , rowspan="2", 2012 , rowspan="3", Price James{{cite web, url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/gossip/880736/get-a-job.jhtml, title=Music Videos: Get a Job, date=February 15, 2013, accessdate=March 15, 2013, publisher=MTV , - !scope="row", "Move in the Right Direction" , - !scope="row", "Get a Job" , 2013

References

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